Resolutions of a Pastor: A Biblical, Theological, and Personal Vision for Ministry

by Michael E Pohlman, Tom J Nettles (Foreword by)

Overview

With the promise of numerical growth, pastors are annually bombarded with new leadership techniques and paradigms for ministry. Many of these are influenced more by secular business philosophy, pragmatic thinking, and homespun advice than the Bible. The church is left spiritually impoverished and ill-equipped to face the challenges of secularization for want of a biblical-theological vision for ministry. This book fills a gap in the literature by being exegetically vigorous and obviously informed by biblical, historical, and systematic theology. The result is a robust work of pastoral theology able to meet the ministry challenges of the twenty-first century. There is no more important institution in the world than the church. And the best way to strengthen the church is to strengthen her shepherds. This is the aim of The Resolutions of a Pastor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781725291928
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	03/12/2025
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Michael E. Pohlman is associate professor of pastoral theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and the lead pastor of Providence Baptist Church in southern Indiana. He is the author of Broadcasting the Faith (2021).

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Eschewing the unbiblical paradigms for pastoral ministry that have infiltrated the church, Dr. Pohlman returns to the foundations of faithful pastoring by diving deeply into such fruitful topics as living in the presence of the triune God, embracing the sufficiency of Scripture, holding fast to sound doctrine, praying with faith and fervency, devoting ourselves to preaching, pursuing a life of holiness, and cultivating an eternal perspective. Biblical, practical, and incisive, this work is pastoral theology at its best—an essential read in our day of widespread drift from the simple, divinely revealed task of the pastor to be a man of the Word, a man of prayer, and a shepherd of Christ’s sheep.”

—Joel R. Beeke, chancellor and professor of systematic theology and homiletics, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary



“To know Mike Pohlman is to know his commitment to the church, to the ministry, and especially to the role of the pastor in the church. In this book, he distills decades of pastoral wisdom into encouragement—indeed resolutions—for the faithful pastor.”

—R. Albert Mohler Jr., president, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Editorial Reviews

Eschewing the unbiblical paradigms for pastoral ministry that have infiltrated the church, Dr. Pohlman returns to the foundations of faithful pastoring by diving deeply into such fruitful topics as living in the presence of the triune God, embracing the sufficiency of Scripture, holding fast to sound doctrine, praying with faith and fervency, devoting ourselves to preaching, pursuing a life of holiness, and cultivating an eternal perspective. Biblical, practical, and incisive, this work is pastoral theology at its best—an essential read in our day of widespread drift from the simple, divinely revealed task of the pastor to be a man of the Word, a man of prayer, and a shepherd of Christ’s sheep.”

—Joel R. Beeke, chancellor and professor of systematic theology and homiletics, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary



“To know Mike Pohlman is to know his commitment to the church, to the ministry, and especially to the role of the pastor in the church. In this book, he distills decades of pastoral wisdom into encouragement—indeed resolutions—for the faithful pastor.”

—R. Albert Mohler Jr., president, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

From the Publisher